Somos Siembra is a state-wide latinx base-building organization created in response to attacks on immigrant and latinx communities as well as to fill the gap in support and resources for the broader latinx community in north carolina.

501(c)(3) charity; gifts are tax-deductible.
79¢ of each $1 spent went to programs.
$210K paid to officers and key staff.
Mission: Form 990 Part I, line 1 · Status: IRS Pub. 78 · Programs: Part IX · Pay: Part VII

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FY2023 · Form 990Independent: from IRS data, not the org
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IRS status
501(c)(3)
not on the IRS revocation list
Looks good: listed by the IRS and not on the revocation list.
IRS BMF · Auto-Revocation List
Tax-deductible gifts
Yes
Donations are tax-deductible
Looks good: the IRS lists gifts to it as deductible.
IRS Pub. 78 · IRS BMF
Latest return
FY2024
latest Form 990
Looks good: the latest return is for FY2024, 2 tax years back; within 2 tax years.
IRS e-file · Filing history
Surplus or deficit
3 of 3
filings with a surplus
Average surplus $813K a year · 40% of revenue · last 3 filings
Looks good: a surplus in 3 of the last 3 filings.
Pt I · Ln 19 · 3 filings
Spent on programs
79%
of spending
Looks good: 79% of spending went to programs; 75% or more.
Pt IX · Ln 25 · col B
Pay to officers and key staff
$210K
to officers and key staff · 17% of spending
Fine: pay to officers and key staff is 17% of spending; 15% to 20%.
Pt VII · Sec A
23 mo
of spending, in cash
Looks good: 22.6 months of spending in cash; 3 or more.
Pt X · Ln 1–2 · Pt I · Ln 18
Named funders
1
named funder · $55K
Fine: 1 funder names it on their filings; under 3.
Funders’ Sch. I, 990-PF
Liabilities
$585K
20% of total assets
Looks good: liabilities are 20% of assets; 50% or less.
Pt X · Ln 26
Independent board members
2
of 3 voting members
Looks good: 2 of 3 voting members are independent, a majority.
Pt VI · Ln 1a–1b
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Revenue
$1.4M
-30% vs prior year
Spent
$1.2M
To programs
79%
Net assets
$2.4M
By yearFY2022–FY2024
Revenue
$1.4M
FY2023▼ -30%
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Revenue by fiscal year
FY2022$2.0M
FY2023$1.4M
FY2024$2.6M
Expenses
$1.2M
FY2023▲ +382%
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Expenses by fiscal year
FY2022$259K
FY2023$1.2M
FY2024$2.1M
Net assets
$2.4M
FY2023▲ +33%
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Net assets by fiscal year
FY2022$1.8M
FY2023$2.4M
FY2024$3.3M

From the FY2023 Form 990 · figures checked against the IRS filing · see the original

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Is it real?

Yes. Never revoked by the IRS. Latest filing on record: FY2024. IRS ruling in Mar 2022.

IRS Pub. 78 · IRS Auto-Revocation List · IRS Business Master File

Where the money goes

79 cents of each dollar spent went to programs.

Program services 79% · $984K Management & general 18% · $225K Fundraising 3% · $41K

Form 990 Part IX, line 25, columns B–D. Every line is in By the numbers.

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Who runs it and what they're paid

5 people listed on the 990; $210K paid to officers and key staff.

Part VII, Section A · reportable compensation
$106,371Pt VII · Sec A
Co-Executive Director
$52,182Pt VII · Sec A
Secretary, Co-Executive Director
$51,009Pt VII · Sec A
President
$0Pt VII · Sec A
$0Pt VII · Sec A

Laura Garduno-Garcia’s $106K as Employee is at the 28th percentile of top reported officer pay among 797 $1–10M civil rights & advocacy nonprofits. Peer set: organizations in the same NTEE major field of work and revenue-size band, compared on each org’s own highest-paid officer/key-employee, from Form 990 Part VII / 990-PF Part VIII. Descriptive placement, not a verdict on whether the pay is appropriate.

Compensation history total reportable pay by year · 3 named individuals · Part VII

NameFY2023FY2022
Laura Garduno-Garcia$106,371—
Nicole Marin$52,182$23,114
Kelly Morales$51,009$19,603

Total reportable compensation (Form 990 Part VII column D / Schedule J column E) by filing year, matched by name within this organization. The Schedule J base / bonus / deferred breakdown is not parsed into this dataset.

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Questions the 990 asks

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  • Family or business ties among officersPt VI · Ln 2No
  • Top official's pay set by an independent reviewPt VI · Ln 15aYes

Programs and updates

Empowers Latinx communities through organizing and resource support.

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1 program · $984K · in their own filed words · FY2023
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Somos siembra supports immigrant families impacted by ice detentions, wage theft and other forms of discrimination targeted towards latines in north carolina.

$984Kprogram expense

Funders

Who pays for it.

From grant filings on record. Receipts are incomplete: individual donors are never listed.

Grants

Schedule I · received and paid
Grants received · FY2025
Total grants receivedfrom 1 funder$55K
Grants paid · 1 grant · $15K · 2023–2023
Church World Service INCIN · FY2023$15,000

By the numbers

The FY2023 990, line by line.

1The main four
Money inPt VIII
$1.4M
Ln 12
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Money outPt IX
$1.2M
Ln 25
Programscol B$984K
Managementcol C$225K
Fundraisingcol D$41K
Owns and owesPt X
$2.4M
net assets · Ln 32
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$585K
PeoplePt VI, VII
5
listed · VII A
PaidVII A3
Voting boardVI 1a3
IndependentVI 1b2
2In more detail
Revenue in detailPt VIII
Gifts and grantsLn 1h$1.4M
Total revenueLn 12$1.4M
Assets in detailPt X, end of year
CashLn 1$2.4M
Cash and savings togetherLn 1–2$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$585K
Net assetsLn 32$2.4M
OperationsPt I, VI
EmployeesI 58
VolunteersI 60
Fiscal year endsHeaderDecember
Conflict-of-interest policyVI 12aYes
Whistleblower policyVI 13Yes
Records policyVI 14Yes
3Year over year
Balance sheet, start vs end of yearPt X · col A, B
LineStart FY23End FY23
Cash and savingsLn 1–2$1.9M$2.4M
Total assetsLn 16$1.9M$3.0M
LiabilitiesLn 26$175K$585K
Net assetsLn 32$1.8M$2.4M
4Every line
Statement of functional expensesPt IX · every line
LineTotalProgramsManagementFundraising
Grants to domestic organizationsLn 1$15K$15K
Pay of current officers, directors and key staffLn 5$124K$85K$19K$21K
Other salaries and wagesLn 7$423K$414K$2K$8K
Other employee benefitsLn 9$77K$76K$1K
Payroll taxesLn 10$43K$40K$2K$2K
Legal feesLn 11b$16K$13K$2K
Accounting feesLn 11c$44K$44K
Professional fundraising feesLn 11e$8K$8K
Other fees for servicesLn 11g$317K$194K$122K$1K
Office expensesLn 13$30K$11K$19K
OccupancyLn 16$10K$10K
TravelLn 17$86K$85K$1K$265
InsuranceLn 23$13K$13K
Other expenses (24a–d)Ln 24$44K$43K$1K$14
Total functional expensesLn 25$1.2M$984K$225K$41K

Filing history

YearMoney inMoney outIn minus outNet assetsDownload
FY2024 Latest $2.6M$2.1M$494K$3.3M 990 PDF
FY2023 Viewing $1.4M$1.2M$171K$2.4M 990 PDF
FY2022 $2.0M$259K$1.8M$1.8M 990 PDF

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Schedules filed Part IV

III · Programs R · Related orgs G · Fundraising L · Interested persons I · Grants A · Public support O · Explanations
See the full FY2023 990 (6 parts)
Part I · Summary $1,420,350 revenue, 12 lines filed
I-8 Contributions and grantsPrior year $2,032,448$1,420,350
I-9 Program service revenuePrior year $0$0
I-10 Investment incomePrior year $0$0
I-11 Other revenuePrior year $0$0
I-12 Total revenuePrior year $2,032,448$1,420,350
I-13 Grants and similar amounts paidPrior year $0$15,000
I-14 Benefits paid to membersPrior year $0$0
I-15 Salaries and benefitsPrior year $183,489$667,386
I-16a Professional fundraising feesPrior year $0$7,550
I-17 Other expensesPrior year $75,698$559,635
I-18 Total expensesPrior year $259,187$1,249,571
I-19 Revenue less expensesPrior year $1,773,261$170,779
Part VI · Governance 2 of 3 board members independent, no flags
VI-1a Voting members of the governing body3
VI-1b Independent voting members2
VI-2 Family or business relationship among officers or directorsNo
VI-12a Written conflict of interest policyYes
VI-13 Written whistleblower policyYes
VI-14 Document retention and destruction policyYes
VI-15a Process for setting top official's payYes
Part VIII · Statement of revenue $1,420,350 across 3 lines filed
VIII-1f All other contributions, gifts and grants$1,420,350
VIII-1h Total contributions, gifts and grants$1,420,350
VIII-12 Total revenueRelated to mission $0 · Unrelated business $0 · Excluded from tax $0$1,420,350
Part IX · Statement of functional expenses $1,249,571 across 14 lines filed
IX-1 Grants to domestic organizationsPrograms $15,000$15,000
IX-5 Pay of current officers, directors and key staffPrograms $84,945 · Management $18,659 · Fundraising $20,786$124,390
IX-7 Other salaries and wagesPrograms $413,743 · Management $1,534 · Fundraising $7,651$422,928
IX-9 Other employee benefitsPrograms $75,519 · Fundraising $1,257$76,776
IX-10 Payroll taxesPrograms $39,709 · Management $1,548 · Fundraising $2,035$43,292
IX-11b Legal feesPrograms $13,154 · Management $2,352$15,506
IX-11c Accounting feesManagement $43,682$43,682
IX-11e Professional fundraising feesFundraising $7,550$7,550
IX-11g Other fees for servicesPrograms $193,761 · Management $121,910 · Fundraising $1,300$316,971
IX-13 Office expensesPrograms $10,514 · Management $19,379$29,893
IX-16 OccupancyPrograms $9,769$9,769
IX-17 TravelPrograms $84,908 · Management $1,312 · Fundraising $265$86,485
IX-23 InsuranceManagement $13,165$13,165
IX-24 Other expenses (24a–d)Programs $42,915 · Management $1,235 · Fundraising $14$44,164
IX-25 Total functional expensesPrograms $983,937 · Management $224,776 · Fundraising $40,858$1,249,571
Part X · Balance sheet $2,950,767 assets, 12 lines filed
Asset lines not itemized here account for $16,003; see the IRS return.
X-1 Cash, non-interest-bearingStart of year $1,948,570$2,356,368
X-4 Accounts receivableStart of year $0$578,000
X-9 Prepaid expenses and deferred chargesStart of year $0$396
X-16 Total assetsStart of year $1,948,570$2,950,767
X-17 Accounts payable and accrued expensesStart of year $0$2,590
X-24 Unsecured notes and loans payableStart of year $175,309$0
X-25 Other liabilitiesStart of year $0$582,137
X-26 Total liabilitiesStart of year $175,309$584,727
X-27 Net assets without donor restrictionsStart of year $1,773,261$1,608,540
X-28 Net assets with donor restrictions$757,500
X-32 Total net assets or fund balancesStart of year $1,773,261$2,366,040
X-33 Total liabilities and net assetsStart of year $1,948,570$2,950,767
Part XI · Reconciliation of net assets $2,366,040 net assets at year end
XI-1 Total revenue$1,420,350
XI-2 Total expenses$1,249,571
XI-3 Revenue less expenses$170,779
XI-4 Net assets at start of year$1,773,261
XI-8 Prior period adjustments$422,000
XI-9 Other changes in net assets$0
XI-10 Net assets at end of year$2,366,040

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